The latest suite of multi touch software driving the Holo-Info-Desk kiosks and touch surfaces allows a wide range of applications. It is available in four versions, one of which is a free application including.

Composer
Is the most advanced, complete, and competitively-priced multi-touch software application on the market. With four new applications, customers gain access to top-level multi-user software tools that are specifically designed for creating interactive touchscreen applications and deploying highly captivating multi-touch experiences within any public setting.

Composer can be customized to fit a wide range of professional applications, including multiple game templates and configuration forms. When combined with Omnitapps-driven displays, organizations are able to direct traffic directly to their location while captivating audiences with highly interactive content.

Composer Ultimate
Composer Ultimate includes all of the functionality of Composer Advanced and in addition includes the latest Interactive Wayfinding application.

Omnitapps Composer Advanced
Is a full featured multi-touch software package which includes 20 applications.

Cloud Brochure Selector
A standalone application available for purchase is focused in creating a paperless environment.
This software application is totally focused on creating a paperless environment for viewing, sending and managing PDF brochures. With the Cloud Brochure Selector the location (retail, tradeshow, information centre, etc.) never runs out of brochures and are always up-to-date.

Showcase is a free version of Composer Basic/Advanced
This free version is not only perfect for demonstrating what Omnitapps Composer will offer, but it can also be used at schools, trade shows, showrooms, boardrooms, on a touchtable, touchscreen and touch Ultrabook and has some nice features:

FeaturesWhiteboard: our successful interactive whiteboard application is now integrated within OmnitappsMediaViewer: based on the OmniWall functionality and with improved gesturesMultitouch Test: a diagnostic tool to test your touchscreen and to show the diagnostics from your pcMediaSwipe: a new slider application in which you not only can slide images but also videosSecondary display functionality: allows you to slide/flick content to a second display, ideal for a demonstrationEasy content management: in the configurator you select a folder for the content.
The only thing you have to do is copy your files (photos, videos and PDF) to your selected folder.

Take your step into the world of Multi Touch content interaction with our free offer. Click on the logo to request your free fully functional no time limit Composer Showcase application.

The Holo-Info-Desk multi-touch systems from ICE AV Tech in any of it the physical form factors, provides users a unique experience with their existing content or especially designed content and media.

For clients based in Auckland we welcome you to make an appointment and we can show you on our hardware systems. Whether it is a Plasma, LCD or Projection based system, we can deliver your solution to meet your exhibit, foyer, retail, promotion system.

Engage and EntertainPresent and Informat Trade shows and Events, Lobbies and ShowroomsWayfindingmany Different Devices

We provide an opportunity for interested buyers to try the various Omnitapp software applications on your own hardware in some pre-configured content examples.

There is a free version that runs four function applications and provides and an excellent way to appreciate the full power that is available on the full systems.

Omnitapps Showcase is a free version of Omnitapps Composer Basic/Advanced. This free version is not only perfect for demonstrating what Omnitapps Composer will offer, but it can also be used at schools, trade shows, showrooms, boardrooms, on a touchtable, touchscreen and touch Ultrabook and has some nice features:

Features

Whiteboard: our successful interactive whiteboard application is now integrated within Omnitapps.MediaViewer: based on the OmniWall functionality and with improved gestures.Multitouch Test: a diagnostic tool to test your touchscreen and to show the diagnostics from your pc.MediaSwipe: a new slider application in which you not only can slide images but also videos.

Secondary display functionality: allows you to slide/flick content to a second display, ideal for a demonstration
Easy content management: in the configurator you select a folder for the content. The only thing you have to do is copy your files (photos, videos and PDF) to your selected folder.

With the Showcase version of Omnitapps everybody can engage with their users with four of our applications for free.

If you wish to take the next step in engaging with your customers and visitors, a Holo-Info-Desk system provides a no fuss platform to achieve this. Call us on +64-9-414 2348 or email us using the form below to initiate your conversation.

By adding touchable markers that link specific content to your areas of interest in images, allows multiple areas of interest to have additional depth of information.

The images could be product photos where you want to be able to provide further information on a feature. For maps it could be a tourist office and wanting to high light activities at various areas. The markers can link to multiple PDF, Video and image files providing further unique information relating to that area of the photo.

Standard PDF brochures or flv/f4v/mp4 videos rendered with a h264 video codec.
Once the marker is activated by a single touch it expands to thumbnails, which when touch enlarge to the full content.
Multiple items can be displayed simultaneously on the screen. Each item can be manipulated by multi touch gestures.

This function is ideal for product explanations, art gallery’s and expo trade shows.

If you have an upcoming show, exhibition or expo where you want to provide information, understanding and explanations with a multi touch experience, our solutions can bring your media alive. Ring us for a free chat of how we can help.

The powerful multi touch interactive software powering the Holo-Info-Desk receives further enhancements for April. the Timeline multi touch module allows further flexible on how a user accesses media. Based on the concept of an ageing Timeline creates an innovative way to access via content folders and files by sliding along the time line with a touch interaction.

By presenting your media through a timeline menu , visitors swipe through a menu with your own designated topics.

Holo-Info-Desk software

Features
– Create a timeline, Create your folder structure that is displayed in a horizontal menu.

– Browse through your PDFs, go from page to page by sliding.
Media can contain PDF, images and video.

The media can be scaled and rotated through touch.
Show your milestones, dates, products, etc. in a timeline.
After selecting one of the subjects the associated media will appear.

In the Admin section you create a timeline, create your folder structure that is then displayed in a horizontal menu. This allows you to show related, by loading content into the folders with content, photos, video and PDF. The User then slides through
your content browsing from page to page by sliding along the Timeline.

In today’s environment there is a major drive to reduce wastage and none more so in the area of printed material for expos. Going Green is not just desirable but thanks to the software powering the Holo-Info-Desk is easily achievable.

To understand the background to this is we need to consider the big picture in regards to the use of brochures, catalogues and current trends in the expo environment along with consumer behaviour.

First please do not get us wrong, printed brochures and the like are still valid and very useful in today’s business environment. However we have all been to expos gathered up the brochures and collected a flyer and I would guess in many cases you may not have had a second look at them, they have been lost, still stored on the expo bag in the corner or event thrown out.

The Brochure Requestor could save $1,000's off your print bill

The market is more hungry than ever before for information, the thirst for product and service information will only grow. Freighting large qty of brochures for international expos is rising in costs….and then what do you do with all the material that was never stuffed into an expo bag. Information is becoming redundant and out of date more quickly. Is your carefully produced brochure simply an expo bag stuffer? Have you considered that your expo brochure could be preventing valued discussions with your expo visitors. If they have your brochure why would they need to talk to the sales staff?
So how does a exhibitor large and small cater to these challenges?

– Print more brochures?
– Print more often?
– Print in the city where the expo is?
– Find a way to develop printed material more quickly?
– Leave the printing to Just In Time?
– Reduce the pages printed?
– Use black and white instead of colour?

When sales staff use the Holo-Info-Desk as a sales surface in an expo with a strategy and process in mind, the Brochure Request function will achieve a number of key results. One of which, is that the visitor will have actually been talking with your sales staff about your product and services and they will have naturally captured the visitor name and email address as part of the process which is automatically entered into a excel compatible database.

First keep in mind that the Holo-Info-Desk is not a play toy or designed to entertain the expo sales staff. Its designed to enhance your company engagement with the expo visitor – whether it is in the Competition Mode, Product / Media exploration mode….bottom line it is there to win you business and help the expo visitor understand your company further, your products and services. So how how does this relate to printed brochures?

With the Brochure Request function in the latest version of the software, users simply enter their name/email address select the brochure they are interested in and then choose the delivery mechanism – Email, Auto Save to a USB memory stick or if a printer is connected then it can be Automatically Printed.

Ideal for automotive industry exhibitors and is one off the shelf model already available.

The Holo-Info-Desk systems deliver huge savings for companies wanting to minimise their print bills at seminars, expos and retail applications. In areas like museums or at galleries where often it is not possible to take away printed material, the Holo-Info-Desk adds new benefits.

The obvious advantages when your “print media” is on the Holo-Info-Desk philosophy can be catogorised as follows.

1 – The sales expo staff decide on the spot what will be printed.
Each printed brochure is printed for an exact enquirer based on conversations.
2 – Providing the option of sending to the visitor by email is extremely efficient especially if you have many to send the information to and this function is available on a touch button.
3 – And to really make the customer feel very special, valued and will never throw away your material we offer the USB function. This option provides long term value with numerous options as follows:

1 – Simply insert the branded USB memory card into the computer and the brochure is saved.
2 – Load the material before the expo onto the USB card and only give to qualified prospects
3- We can load all your material at the time of manufacturing your custom and branded memory card. This can feature full colour printing
4 – We can programme the memory card at time of manufacture that the material can not be deleted or over written.
5 – We offer a variety of memory card capacity and in a wide variety of shapes and sizes.

The memory card can hold many kilograms of equivalent paper brochures. I recall leaving one international conference in pre-internet days with about 60kg plus of catalogues and brochures in 4 cartons. The beauty of the Holo-Info-Desk system is that you can also include product videos, company intro video material, demo video that would also be installed on the Holo-Info-Desk for the visitor experience.

Just this morning a manufacturing colleague mentioned that the one thing that you are guaranteed to run out of at the expo is writing pens and sweets….. we love to collect freebies from exhibitors which makes the Holo-Info-Desk custom USB cards even more desirable item for qualified visitors.

If you would like to discuss how you can reduce your printing costs, prevent brochure churn, go digital then please contact us for a free no obligation discussion.

Multi touch as an interaction technique is only persuasive if the content is relevant, dynamic and engaging.

One of the most well known digital formats is the Adobe PDF format and often called an ebook. Today the PDF format is found in every digital print domain, applications. When used in the Multi Touch format it becomes extremely useful to present multiple layers of information, whether it be a catalogue, magazine, technical diagrams, photos sequence, then can all fall under the spell of multi touch. When used on the HoloDesk it adds to a media rich interactive environment delivering timely and engaging touch experiences.

A recent addition in the digital format as been visual affects now possible to delivers a new look and feel of how the pages turn. This can be taken advantage of and here we show you a live example below. The left graphic we have created a dynamic PDF as a Flash link that delivers a new look and feel. Click on the photo to go directly to the brochure.

The right hand photo is the Brochure Requestor Application in the Omnitapp software where users can request a PDF brochure can be printed on the spot, saved to a USB memory stick or emailed to your designated address.

Exhibitors world-wide face significant challenges on how to recoup the cost to exhibit. Whether you are a small home based business, small manufacturer or a major force in the market every exhibitor faces similar challenges.

Do you have these pressure points to cope with?

– how to be more dynamic than the boring “How can I help you?”
– how to achieve high quality interaction with visitors
– not getting the dreaded, “just looking thanks”
– experiencing dis-interested gazes
– visitors who simply seem lost
– how to increase visitor interaction time
– reducing expo print budgets to $0
– finding time post expo to process all the contact details into a database
– share relevant media that leave a strong impression.
– establish positive connection with visitor for post show followup.

It all starts with the moment a visitor approaches your stand and how you can achieve their attention and their time before they walk off. That crucial 60 seconds the visitor is thinking will I stay or try and get away to find something else more interesting. When the visitor finally walks off after spending time with you, you want them thinking “good they will follow-up and with me next week” and not thinking that they wasted 5-10 minutes with your sales pitch and that you are of little relevance to them.

Part One Video using actual content for an expo.

That is where multi-touch surfaces come into their own. Simply playing a video or PowerPoint on a screen on the wall in the hope that this is going to engage the visitor for 5 minutes is a fallacy.

In this 2 part video we show you how web sites, photos, catalogues, presentations, videos, maps and hot spots can all be used to give you instance access to engage dynamically with visitors.

Todays visitors wants to be entertained, go down a discovery and be wowed with what you have can show or demonstrate. The power of the multi-touch surface driven by a powerful software that uses your existing media is now a reality. We can not make you into a super sales person, fully coherent, engaging but we can give you a major tool that can put you ahead of your competitors that was once only affordable to the big guys.

Contact us now to discover how multi-touch can work for you.
ICE AV Technology Ltd
Holo-Info-Desk
Auckland, Zealand